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FLASHBACK 1988: Salt Lake's Centre Theatre stands as a final testament to another era of moviegoing.
One more building falls, and with it lives and times are lost—the skyline loses one more old face. The look of Salt Lake is purified and like the memories of an inexperienced child the last old movie palaces vanish.
In commemoration of City Weekly's 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism. Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper to contain them all.
Title: Won't Someone Adopt a Goober? Author: Kelly Jacobs Date: September, 1988 The haute cause of 1987 was saving the Hotel Utah, but the "Adopt a Hard Roll" ploy just didn't wash.
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